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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

Mr.. Holmes speech in the English House
OF Commons on the Irish Coercion bill gives
the government view OF the measure. To
one breathing the air of freedom his declar-
alton that the bill is "a fair and reasonable
one and that nom OF its provisions would
interfere with constitutional or public
rights sounds like a bit of irony. Accord
ing to his theory it is flair and reasonable"
to deny a man the right to be tried by a
jury OF his peers in his own country before
the judges of his own land, and it docs not
with his constitutional rights to
take him among a strange people in a
land and away from his witnesses
and those who car aid, counsel and assist
him and turn him over to the mercies OF an
mpathetic people. If this is justice;
it this is flair and reasonable" Americans
want none of it,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

The most important and significant sen.
tence in Mr.. Powderly's address the other
day at New York was the last one he
spoke: II am in favor OF building up in
stead of tearing down things" This is the
position he assumes as captain of the
Knights of Labor" which he believes to be
"a position second to none on EARTH" He
regarded the occasion as an unusually i'm
portant one. and epoke very deliberately
under ar evident deep sense ofthe response
bility implied in the direction of the great
affairs by one who does not forget that
I'VE are all human. and allhave ourfaulte."
It is evident that the conservatism. tact
and irmness of Mr.. Powderley's recent
course have resulted in making him strong
er in his control of the great army of
Knights than he ever was before.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
sTUFFING.
Arrest of a Whole Board of Election in
Jersey City.

Arrest of a Whole Board of Election in
Jersey City.
JERSEY CRY, April 12.-The entire cleo.
ton board OF the 9th precinct of the Sec.
ond District OF Jersey City were arrested
this afternoon for tampering with the bal.
lot box at the noon recess. A policeman
saw Clerk Dolan putting the registry book
into the ballot box. The book contained
about thirty Democratic tickets. The
tickets were folded and several dropped
into the box before the clerk could be at.
rested. Murphy took the registry book
out and found about 25 tickets had been
carefully folded and placed between the
leaves. A number OF citizens witnessed the
attempt. Great excitement prevailed.
The officer sent for assistance and the en-
tire board. together with the ballot box
and registry book, were taken to the po-
lice station. Subsequently a new election
BOARD was elected, and voting proceeded
as usual. The prisoners were .arraigned,
waived examination, and held in 81 200
bail to app ear before the grand jury.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
JUST THEIR PLAYFULNESS
Inc Fun Some Burlington Lads En;ovo;
In Wrecklng a Saloon.

b. 9allick attached Jim Penticos+,s ..
loon IN burlington last Monday and 60
stable Dlngevon made the seiznre .ha.. q
q. m. Tuesday and put Dave Hooa -
oparse. Alter he felt with everything nort'
aole worth carrying away. some Cerp;as
"en assembled outside and asked for ad
"'''ance. Being refused they commenoaa
20 assa'l the saloon by throwing roana
d Gne man ns;at threw a beer key at the from. us
4 piece ca. Of s tooe .e;. sash along in it's fight.
,nso theinterior by unseen aeenc r1 i,o waited
w;nda ana was in no way retarded hn t me
p pIaTET t sash; A few gentlemen Of a 0 ye the
served h dlsd OF mind ;dt than the rest were OBJ
thso the vicinity of the back nos stia" tisk
6 d.s c on object in view Of maxim" : WITH
seiii e' ss' % sSpas'a si.1 In the .aaa :p i So Of
e =" ''''asa saey ssve NJ,
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
LOCAL NEWS T

The Keystone Club meets tonight.
Company AS social comes off tonight at
Caplice Hall.
The price of silver in New York yester-
day was 96X.
The Pacific Express Co. yesterday ship
ped nineteen bars of Bluebird valued at
$33,44O.
The musical and literary entertainment
for the benefit Of the Congregational Church
comes of tonight at Renshaw Hall.
At the election held at Burlington yester-
day on the question of building a school
house to cost 50. 500 in that village, the
proposition carried by 80 majority.
China Joe was incarcerated yesterday
evening by order of Justice Dingevon pend
ing an arrangement for the recover of the
$50 gold piece he stole from Nellie Waters.
Married-At the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Wright, Butte, Josiah Burchett
to Miss Eta Fleming, of Moulton, Iowa.
The ceremony was performed Monday
evening by Judge Lippincott.
Stenberg, the artistic letterer and sign
painter, is making a gilt-lcttered sign on
the Main street doc of the Union Pacific
ofices-"Paciic Express offce' on the right,
and Union Pacific Ticket Office" on the
left.
The order OF the Eastern Star cleared
the handsome sum OF $216.25 at their
ball on the evening of March 18th, 1887.
The result is a splendid compliment to the
financial and executive ability of the ladies
having the affair in charge, and especially
to Mrs: Geo. F. Marsh, worthy matron OF
the society.
There will be a Sunday school sociab!e at
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Thursday evening, the 18th inst. All the
children and their parents are expected to
be present. There will be selections in
music suited to the occasion. The chief
object is the social feature that we NAV
to the happiness OF the little
folks. "'o
The programme of the Turn Verein Con.
cert tor naxt Sunday is out and is a bea1,
tliul selection we'll arranged in which the
seventh number, :Song of the Czar." stand
out prominently as it is to be comnan;e
an amateur orchestra, two vioiins. q
NUE. a coronet, a double bass an q niano !
Our citizens who appreciate good mns;c
not TAIL to attend at CapIice HsH
next Sunday as the pleasure they viii re'
csive will more than repay them for the h,
admission fee charged. 'ne
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
A MISCHIEvOUS n A

Some unduly excited or imaginative cor
respondent Of the Helena Independent has
imposed upon that journal a lengthy
special in which it is asserted hat q con.
spiracy existed in Anaconda, among dis.
affected persons, to burn the smelter, mur.
der certain officials OF the works and sack
the town. It was furthermore stated that
Butte parties we're also implicated in the
horrible plot above outlined. These are
very grave charges to make against the
orderly. law-abiding citizens of that quiet
little town and, as inquiry has shown, as
unjust as they are grave.
That the Independent was imposed upon
is too well known to render elucidation
necessary. The whole story had no foun-
dalton in fact and could have emanated
only from a party or parties who desired
to create a sensation abroad or to brighten
the timid OF the place for Interior motives.
Diligent inquiry has failed to disclose the
least evidence that ally plot or
conspiracy existed either in Anaconda or
in Butte, which had for it's object the fell
purpose named. The story is a canard,
pure and simple, but in some respects a
damaging one. Those abroad who read it
may he more or less impressed with the be-
lief that Anaconda is not q safe place to
invest or live in; thatit has a large and dis
orderly element that stands ready to ap-
ply the torch to the town, to sack it's bust
ness houses and to murder p~eaceable and
unoffending citizens.
The Independent owes the people
of Anaconda, and owes it to itself, to give
it's authority for the improbable story.
The business men of that place and all
Others who have money invested in it will
demand the name of the author of the
cruel canard. It's effects are too deep, too
and too serious to be passed
over in silence. Names should be given,
and all the facts which led the Independent
to credit and publish the story should be
made public by that journal. Let there
be no c~oncealment.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
FOUND.

P1rrsBuRG. April 12.-While rummaging
through the effects OF one OF the ringleadeIs
of the Panhandle robberies this morning,
Special Officer Mile. discovered a package
containing six giant dynamite cartridges.
sufficient to blow up the largest building in
the town. The discovery created col sider.
| able alarm and the cartridges were handled
very tenderly. Further examination dis
| closed a lot oil fuse and caps. in fact all the
necessary para phernalia for the successful
| firing of the cartridges. This morning, after
the finding of the dynamite. an investiga-
ton was begun, the result OF which,
however, the detectives refused to make
public. They wen declined to give the
uame of the man in whose the stun
was found. Officer Miller intimated that
the object OF the robber in securing and
storing the dynamite was known. and tnat
it would make good reading when the
proper time ca mt for it's discl. sure. Ihere
was a consultation this morning between
Assistant District Attorney Pagan and
j. E Hamilton attorney for the Pennsyl.
vania company, in regard to the indictment
and trial of the prisoners. The trials will
be pushed as rapidly IS possible. 1t is De.
lieyed that a large number Of the men will
plead guilty on one ur two charges and
Others escape trial in an accumulation OF
charges. A number of p~ilferers whose
st%ealinps were trifinz will be discharged
and told to leave this part of the country.
The wages of the men against whom charges
have been made are withheld on the ground
that the men
OWE MUCH MORE
than is due them. There is little doubt
that present exposure will lead to Others
on other roads. Some of these are in the
Pennsylvania Company q system and some
in the B. & O. It is said the stealing on
these and other roads was not confined to
box freights. Through the aid OF teamsters
and Others, large quantities OF pig iron and
manufacturers irou and steel nave been
stolen from the cars in Pittsburg and in
several other cities not far away. These
cases will be worked up soon
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

Cardinal Manning's letter OF approval OF
the position OF Cardinal Gibbons regarding
the Knights OF Labor is one OF the most
important contributions to the economic
history OF the year. Both prelates declare
that the Christian church is, first of all,
the church Of the people, to whom the
Saviour addressed himself oftener and
more directly than to princes and poten-
tates. The English cardinals a~llusion to
the guilds OF the middle ages is in line with
the remarks made by the Sun regarding
those organizations in our articles on the
labor issues of the political contest of
1SS6.-New York Sun.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
SPEAK OR DIE,

Under the above caption the Chicag
Herald of recent date contains an abb
article OF the relations of the Labor part,
course of the editorial 1t says ''the ~so-calle,
United Labor party must soon becom
aware of one thing. If it is to hope TO
political life and usefulness it must speal
in tones which will not be misunderstood
against anarchisn and all those forms o
socialism which are repugnant to the spirit
of American freedom. Failing in this it,
career will be a short one, and it's capacity
to punish enemies or to reward friends viii
be small.
During the late local campaign many
supporters of the Labor party have re-
made upon that organization as a friend
of anarchy and revolution. Pointing to
the hosts OF Industrious, temperate and
law-abiding men who have attached them
selves to the organization, it has beer
asked if they we're anarchists, or if they
were not being misrepresented and Sian
dered when they were cIassed with the red
handed murderers who have advocated
pillage and slaughter as remedies for Their
political and social ills. To all these in.
dignant inquiries it is only necessary to
say that the party which furnishes the
sinews OF war for anarchy, which turns out
to hear and to applaud confessed revolu.
tic nists and assassins, which marches in
professions intended to overawe the au-
thorities, which is Familiarity addressed
by the miserable scoundrels who are
not yet in the clutches OF the
law, and which sends assurance of it's dis
tinguished consideration to convicted muir.
derers and unconvicted incendiaries, is the
party which calls itself the United Labor
party. Its machinery is used for all these
purposes, not by the mass of it's adherents,
who are confessedly honest men, but by
the pestilent crew which has gained the as
cendancy in it's councils and which is run.
ming it as an army Of invasion might be
run by a horde of foreign enemies.
The rank and file of the labor party are
merely passive. They neither plot nor ex-
ecute. They are not actively hostile to
anything that is esteemed by the mass of
American citizens. But they vote, and
their organization, civic and political, is
such that they respond Immediately to
any demand which their leaders may
make upon them. When these lead
ers are found to be admitted sy m
pathizers with anarchy, the boon COM
panions Of murderers, the money-getters
felons in the clutches of the law, the
orators who indulge the hope that the red
flag will yet float in place of the American
standard, and the blatherskites who freely
the gospel OF destruction as the
remedy for abuses now existing, men not
under this baleful influence can have but
one opinion as to the tendency of the party
thus ridden to death. 1t is inaxtricably
involved With the crime Of bomb-throwing,
With the madness of revelation, and with
,he folly of socialistic agitation. If the
OF honest and patriotic men
with this party wish it to live
hey will at once, and without eq~uivoca-
repudiate these vicious leaders. If they |
prefer to see it die the death they will
'upinely submit to their dictation a little |
While longer.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

WASHINGTON. April 12.-Dr. j. W. Hoff-
man of the American Bureau of Ethnology
has been named by the King OF Portugal
chevalier of the orders OF christendom.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson is confined to his bed by an in
tensely painful abscess which has formed in
his right ear. While he is not considered
seriously i'll his suffering is extreme and
unremitting.
The commissioner of the land Office has
cancelled twenty-eight presumption entries
and held for cancellation t~wenty-nine 9th
ers in Oberlin Kansas, Land District upon
evidence taken at a hearing before the regis
ter and recorder. 1t is charged that the
alleged entry men and their witnesses were
myths.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
Funeral of John T Ravmond.

New YORK, April 13.-When only a few
weeks ago the funeral of Samuel ColIville,
late manager of the Fourteenth Street
theatre. took place in the Little Church
Around the Corner, John T. RAYMOND
standing in the church yard, said to h;s
friend, Fred Molder, playwright: "WeIi
M"lder, l guess III be the next" TO-DAY
ms " funeral was held at the SAM
church. The attendance was enormons
both OF professionals and outsiders and
Immediate friends. A plain black covered
CONN was almost hidden from sight by a
structions from Mrs. Langtry, at Rich.
mond a large wreath was presented in her
name. For papa,"a pretty little desipn
was rom the only surviving child. a little
daughter. Services at the church began at
1890. Rev: DR.. H~oughton read tho hnr; al
services OF the Episcopal Church, There
was nc sermon. Upon the conclusion Of
Gseano the remains were taken to
ceiving vault. " re-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
The Railroad Boycott.

DENVER, April 1.-THE boycott inaugu'
rated by eastern lines against the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad is still met by west.
ern roads. News reached here yesterday
that the Lake Shore and Michigan Contra
had withdrawn D. & r. G tickets from sale.
This action does not seem to affect the
''se"nic line" in it's position and officials
will not yield, claiming they will stand by
the lines in the southwestern association
in regard to the commission question.
They claim to have received assurances
from many other boycotted lines to the
effect that their influence will be turned in
favor of those lines being boycotted.
Agents OF the D. & r. G. to-day will be in
structed to send their business over the
Grand Trunk road east of Chicago. It is
unofficially stated that the D.. & R. G. will
establish Offices in the territory OF the
boycotting roads.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

Kansas complains because on his journey
to the Southwest Mr.. Blaine gave it the
so.by. He has always been a primefavorite
in hat state, and the inhabitants cannot
understand why he should ignore them. II
they were very quick-witted they would
know that Mr.. Blaine never voluntarily
visits a place where a temperance fight is
in progress. He regards prohibition as a
local issue, and as such a great national
character must let it alone.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

NEW YORK, April 12.-The custom house
authorities here are making desperate
efforts to break up an extensive business
done in smuggled cigars on steamers run
ming to Cuba and West Indian orts. To-
day an extensive seizure of cigars was
made, and as soon as the Santiago arrived
everything IN the vessel was sealed up by
the customs officers. who then went
through the ship and 70 md concealed in
various parts 1868 cigars and rs bundles
OF cigarettes. The captain was sent for
and explained that he merely signed the
manifest as placed before him by the pur-
ser, who made it up at quarantine. The
explanation was satisfactory. The follow
ing additional seizures were added to the
list in the treasury agents office: The
steamer Cienfuegos, 1000 cigars; Niagara,
1,4On; City of Alexandria 2,4OO; Saratoga,
| 400 cigars and 500 bundles cigarettes.
AL the goods we're entered on the ships
manifests as "stores."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

An Eastern journal expresses surprise at
a development OF Democratic administra-
ton which is not at all astonishing to Dem
oerats. Men like Judge Mayn I'd and
Judge Montgomery give up places ofgreater
emolument for Others more permanent and
more dignified at lower salaries because
they are not office-holders for revenue
only. To measure the desirability of a
public trust entirely by the money that
could be made in it is Il custom that is
characteristic of Republican politicians.
A very large number OF the appointees of
the present administration made pecuniary
sacrifices in accepting the duties entrusted
to them.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

DR.. McGlynn's lectures will doubtless be
interesting and we'll attended but in taking
the platform the reverend gentleman will
provoke criticism concerning his motives.
There are those so uncharitable as to
charge that the knowledge OF the notoriety
he has recently gained has created within
him O desire to exhibit himself to the pub
lie at a certain price per head. Or in 9th.
or words that he wishes to make money
put OF the controversy which brought him
90 prominently before the reading world.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
Chief Captured.

GuYMAs, Mexico, April 13.-Cajene Yaoui.
an Indian chief, was captured YESTERDAY
by Moneral Martinez at a ranch ten miles
from Guaymas, where he had been hiding
the past two months. His capture ends
the war between the Yaqui's and Mexlcans-
which has been waged IN Sonora for two
years.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
Life Giving Rain.

ST. LOUIS, April 13.-Advices from differ.
emit sections of Texas note the fall OF COP.
ious rains for 300 miles along the Texas &
Pacific road. west OF Merkel, and in the
country north of that road. This is re.
garded as a great boon to farmers living in
the drouth district, and worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the country. In
many places in Texas rain has not fallen
for nearly a year.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

In spite OF the present depression in sill.
yer, which is due entirely to the trade re-
lations OF Euglasd and India, mining in
Montana was never more prosperous than
it is to-day, especially in the older and best
known districts. Vast improvements have
been made in the economy OF mining, the
cost and perfection of methods OF ore
treatment, while reduction in the cost of
transportation both as to ores aud SUP.
plies recently made by railroads add their
weight in keeping the silver industry upon
ifS foot
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
In q Dilemma.

The County Commissioners meet on Sat.
urday next to take action in regard to the
new revenue law. They are not fully con.
~versant with all it's provisions yet, but are
considering the ~advisability OF sending out
u circular letter addressed to the county
boards in the Territory, embodying the
several Of the most important sections,
and asking them to unite in a general re.
quest to the Governor to conve the
LEGISLATURE in extra session for the Dur.
pose of remedying discrepancies which
seem to 60 to the very root of assessing
the necessary revenue for the coming year.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16

The story of that Kansas prairie fire
reads like a record of the long past when
the great plains of the West were covered
with a luxurious growth OF grass, broken
only here and there by the settlers cabin,
and a fire consumed everything in it's path
way. 1t was a terribly destructive fire,
leaving in it's course the charred remains of
a dozen or more men, women and children.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
The report of the Illinois atate hoard

The report OF the Illinois state board o.
labor statistics reveals the fact that there
is much unjust discrimination against fe.
male employees. These are fined heavily
by proprietQrs while the men are exempted
largely. The report cites cases where a girl
was fined twenty-five cents for squeaking
the door OF a show case in Chicago. anoth-
er girl, receiving So a week, was fined 81 for
Il slight error in her sales book; another
was fined twenty-five cents for gently hum.
ming a tune in business hours, and SO On.
This is pretty tough, but there would be
docked; but they are not.-Pioneer Press.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-16
Arthur

New YORK, April 12.-The late President
Arthur's ~bric-a-brac and paintings were
sold at auction to-day. The Swiss ink
stand, one owned by Gen. Winfield Scott,
brought 50. The painting of Gen. Sheri-
dane horse, Rienzi, $12.5O; the portrait
OF Roscoe Conkling, 81, and an antique
bible 1925. These oil paintings were sold:
Student" $3.50; "Aqueduct Bridge"
$50; "Ecce Homo $40; "sonnambula."
$25: Coast Scene" SIS. "Nut Gather.
ers," SIT; Madonna" $11, and Model
VI y. 8. steamer =, 8, Grant, So,